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Gede Ruins and Basic Swahili for travellers

by ROHOSAFI

Gede RuinsGede where the Gede Ruins are situated lies about 94 km north of Mombasa on the Mombasa Malindi road. A gazetted National Monument since 1927, now managed by the National Museums of Kenya, it protects the excavated ruins of an old Arab-African town, abandoned in the seventeenth century. Excavations have uncovered Ming Chinese porcelain and glass and glazed earthenware from Persia, indicating not only trade links, but a taste for luxury among Gede's Swahili elite. Within the compound are ruins of ornate tombs and mosques and the regal ruins of a Swahili palace . Over the ruins, on the shallow coral rag soil, has grown a lowland semi-deciduous forest, maintained by a rainfall of around 1,100 mm/year. The site is entirely fenced, and contains around 35 ha of coastal forest, traversed by narrow paths that wind between the excavated buildings. At least 50 indigenous tree species...

Mt Kilimanjaro once again...

by WojtekD

I boarded the plain in Antananarivo. It was half empty. They announced 3-hours flight to Nairobi. The meal was poor but served with good Mauritian beer... After 2,5 hours on the left side of the plain I saw the beautifuly exposed summit of Mt Kilimanjaro - after 29 years! It was in 1976 when I - a young dreamer - was climbing the summit up to Uhuru Peak. Memories, memories...

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Tours around Nairobi and safari

by ClareinDubai

I found Kenya to be very natural and unpretentious- in both a positive and negative way! The scenery is gorgeous and it's so nice to watch the animals. We went to Masai Mara, apart from all the animals that we could see we were shown around a Masai village. Lake Nakuru was my favourite park. I didn't think I'd be that impressed with the millions of flamingoes but they are so beautiful against a dark blue sky. Amboseli was very dusty in comparison, but good for spotting elephants. We also visited the Carnivore restaurant, the giraffe centre and the Karen Blixen Museum. A fantastic holiday, despite all the bumpy roads and dust! I loved the Giraffe sanctuary (www.giraffecentre.org), it was really nice to feed and touch the animals and see more of their characters. The warthogs they have are fantastic!

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Take Binoculars and Camera Everywhere

by no1birdlady

When you are on a wildlife trip, take your binoculars and camera everywhere you go. Take it to breakfast, to dinner, even to the bathroom. I saw a Kori Bustard on the way to the bathroom and this bushbuck at the tent camp was photographed with my point and shoot camera on the way to breakfast. Many lodges have waterholes which attracts animals which you can watch from your dining table and there are often bird feeders hung up around the lodges.

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Bad Hair Survival

by no1birdlady

Going on a wildlife trip is a lot of fun for me but I have learned that you can't think about how you look. We went birding and hiking in heat, thorns, mud, sandstorms, mist, fog, rain, on deserts, in rain forests and on mountains. We got up at 5:30am and hiked 2 miles before breakfast one day. We came back from a hike and had 15 minutes to freshen up for dinner. I fell in mud going up a mountain, and had sand between my teeth from riding in the open mini-van. This is when I developed my "Hair Philosophy" which is my Virtual Tourist motto and it has served me well over the years. As you can tell from this photo, if I worried about how I looked, I probably would never show up for dinner or breakfast. You just have to get over it and pull your wet hair back and go to dinner. After all, you will NOT remember how you looked (unless you let someone take your photo like I did) and you will...

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How To's of a Birding Trip

by no1birdlady

If you have been on a birding trip, then you probably don't need to read this tip. But for those who have never traveled with a tour group to see birds, this may prove helpful. My trip to Kenya was on a Birding Tour. It is helpful to have a field guide for the country that you are visiting and you can usually buy one on line or order one from a bookstore. Studying it before the trip is a big help. The guide will identify the birds seen when you are in the field. I carry notepaper with me to write down the names of things seen, information about them, make notes of photos taken, and any other general information about the country that the guide tells us as we travel. Once home I put this together into a journal along with photos to remember the trip. Birders keep what is called a Life List. This is the date and place where you saw a bird species for the first time. I have 2,187 birds on...

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Birds of Africa: Utlimate Guide to African Birds

by no1birdlady

One of the authors of this outstanding set of books covering all of the birds of Africa for the first time is Emil Urban who lives in my hometown of Augusta, Georgia. We have been friends for years having met through the local Audubon Society. He has lived here since 1976 and is Chairman of the Biology Dept. at Augusta State University. He lived in Ethiopia for many years while working on bird studies there. This book is not a field guide. It is much too large to use in the field but is a wonderful reference book showing much information on every bird found in Africa. It also has an illustration of every bird. Over half of the volumes have been finished but it is an ongoing project.

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Surviving Box Lunches in Kenya

by no1birdlady

This is more a survival tip but I didn't see a good place for it. You don't go to Africa for the food. You go to see all of the wonderful animals and birds found there. But you have to learn how to survive the box lunches. Our first day we had box lunches packed by our hotel in Nairobi. The fruit was good. We had a choice of pineapple, mango, watermelon, banana and oranges. But the sandwiches were coated with butter with rancid ham that had not been cool all morning in the van. Most of us didn't eat it. It did make good bird food to put on the rock wall to attract the small birds who were eager for crumbs. The very dry cake also became bird food. There was also l boiled egg in the shell which was hard to peel but tasted good. Drinks are never cold here. Sodas and bottles of water are put into a cooler but no ice is used so they are lukewarm. I have found that Fanta or Soda Water taste...

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Sunrise over Kili...

by TracyG

Wake up early to see the sunrise over Kilimanjaro from Amboseli NP, It really does make-up for that that extra hour or so in bed (that you could of had) very worthwhile. There is no other view like it. What I miss most about Kenya is everything..... From the bustle of Nairobi to the wildlife of Samburu and the magic of the people....

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Rhino poo

by grets

In 1986 when we visited Meru National Park, there were only six white rhino left in the park. These were protected by armed guards and herded into an enclosre each night to save them from poachers. A baby had been born since this protecion had taken place, and as it had been used to humans since birth, it was considered "tame" enough for us to stroke.Big mistake! He took an instant dislike to me and as I approached he turned around and charged at me. With only a camera tripod for protection, I waved my arms around wildly and ran like hell! Fortunately it appeared it was only a mock charge and he gave up the chase. In my fright I wasn't looking where I was going, and sank ankle deep in rhino poo. Yuck. Despite leaving the shoes in the bath with the shower head inside it for much of the night, I was unable to get rid of the smell. Not having brought any other shoes, it was sandals foe me...

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Q:  i want to go to kenya for 5 months with my 3 children and husbin im wondering what are so wonderful sites to see? 

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A: Hi Why don't you start by reading the many travel pages on Kenya that VT members have already compiled? As you're a new member, you may not yet be aware how to do this.... 

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